Yesaya 5:25
Konteks5:25 So the Lord is furious 1 with his people;
he lifts 2 his hand and strikes them.
The mountains shake,
and corpses lie like manure 3 in the middle of the streets.
Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
and his hand is ready to strike again. 4
Yesaya 14:19
Konteks14:19 But you have been thrown out of your grave
like a shoot that is thrown away. 5
You lie among 6 the slain,
among those who have been slashed by the sword,
among those headed for 7 the stones of the pit, 8
as if you were a mangled corpse. 9
Yesaya 14:23
Konteks14:23 “I will turn her into a place that is overrun with wild animals 10
and covered with pools of stagnant water.
I will get rid of her, just as one sweeps away dirt with a broom,” 11
says the Lord who commands armies.
[5:25] 1 tn Heb “the anger of the Lord rages.”
[5:25] 2 tn Or “extends”; KJV, ASV “he hath stretched forth.”
[5:25] 3 tn Or “garbage” (NCV, CEV, NLT); NAB, NASB, NIV “refuse.”
[5:25] 4 tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched.”
[14:19] 5 tn Heb “like a shoot that is abhorred.” The simile seems a bit odd; apparently it refers to a small shoot that is trimmed from a plant and tossed away. Some prefer to emend נֵצֶר (netser, “shoot”); some propose נֵפֶל (nefel, “miscarriage”). In this case one might paraphrase: “like a horrible-looking fetus that is delivered when a woman miscarries.”
[14:19] 6 tn Heb “are clothed with.”
[14:19] 7 tn Heb “those going down to.”
[14:19] 8 tn בּוֹר (bor) literally means “cistern”; cisterns were constructed from stones. On the metaphorical use of “cistern” for the underworld, see the note at v. 15.
[14:19] 9 tn Heb “like a trampled corpse.” Some take this line with what follows.
[14:23] 10 tn Heb “I will make her into a possession of wild animals.” It is uncertain what type of animal קִפֹּד (qippod) refers to. Some suggest a rodent (cf. NASB, NRSV “hedgehog”), others an owl (cf, NAB, NIV, TEV).
[14:23] 11 tn Heb “I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction.”